Wagon-brake



(No Model.)

W. PENDLEY.

WAGON BRAKE.

No. 570,333. Y Patented 0G15. 27, 1896.

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W'ILLIAM PENDLEY, OF l-IINTON, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO I ROBERT L. FRANKLIN, OF CALHOUN, GEORGIA.

WAGON-BRAKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 570,333, dated October 27, 1896.

Application filed March 3, 1396.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM PENDLEY, of

Ilinton, in the county of Pickens and State of VIO Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Two Horse Wagon Brakes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specication.

This invention pertains to two-horse-wagon brakes, and its object is to provide a mechanism of improved form whereby the brakes are set by the backward pull of the horses upon the neck-yoke or other interposed connection.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of the front portion of a wagon provided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view looking backward from the front of the doubletree. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan View.

A designates the vehicle-tongue, and B the doubletree. At either end of the doubletree is a brake-lever O, which project outward in front of the forward wheels of the vehicle, each brake-lever being pivoted to the doubletree by bolt D. An arm E projects inward toward the under side of the pole from each brakelever. The levers are each formed of a single strap of metal doubled to proper form, as shown, their outer or doubled extremities being closed quite near together, and adjustable therein are the bolts E, oarrying brake-shoes G, and by means of the arrangement of brake-levers here'shown and described said shoes may be adjusted either inward or outward, as may be required for proper and effectual contact with the wheels. The singletrees I-I have their clevises II', secured to the brake-levers just outside of the fulcruin-points of the latter, so that the pull upon the singletree serves to remove the brake from the wheels.

The adjacent ends of arms E are adj ustably Serial No. 581,664. (No model.)

connected by rods I to the lower end of vertical lever J, which is fulcrumed between its ends to the tongue preferably just rearward from the center thereof. This lever J 7 is formed of a single strap of metal doubled or turned upward at its lower end to forni cavity J through which the tongue extends. The upper extremity of lever J is connected to the rear upwardly-bent end of the longitudinally-movable rod K, which carries at its forward end the cuff L, which surrounds the tongue and which is provided with roller L', whereby it moves freely thereon. The outer end of the rod also carries the catch M, to which the neck-yoke is secured. By means of the arrangement herein shown and described it will be understood that when the vehicle reaches a descent andthe horses pull backward upon the neck-yoke or other connection with the longitudinally-movable rod the same will be pushed rearward, thus drawing forward the lower end lever J, drawing outward the adjacent end of the arm E, and thereby throwing the brake-shoes against the vehicle wheels. When the brakes are nol longer needed, the horses in pulling forward will release the pressure upon the neck-yoke and the brake-shoes will be thrown from the Wheels by the action of 'the latter. The upper portion of lever J is provided with rings J", whereby a hand-lever N may be secured to said lever J, from which a line O may lead backward to the vehicle and within easy reach of the driver, so that he may at any time apply the brakes independently of the horses.

In order to lock the brake out of operation, so that the horses may back the vehicle through the medium of the neck-yoke, I provide the short shaft P, here shown as adapted to turn on the under side of the tongue and having a crank at each end. The crank at :its forward end is adapted to be turned up in front of projection E on one of arms E, thus holding said arm from forward movement and thereby preventing the brake blocks from being thrown on the wheels. Line O is connected to the crank at the rear end of said shaft for effecting its movement, as will be understood. Spring Q holds shaft P nor mally out of engagement with lever E.

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Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The Combination of the doubletree, the brake-levers eaeh formed of a pieee of metal doubled upon itself with the doubled ends of the levers extended outward, the levers being fulorumed to the doubletree, the brakeshoes carried by the doubled outer ends of the levers, and means for operating the levers, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination of tongue A, lever J fulorumed between its ends to the pole rearward from the front end of the latter, rings J carried by the lever, hand-leverN secured in said rings, a brake mechanism Connected to one end of the lever, and the neck-yoke connection at the opposite end of the lever, substantially as shown and described.

3. The Combination of the tongue, the dou bletree, the brake-levers fulorumed to the doubletree ends, brake-blocks carried by the outer ends of said levers, the singletrees also secured to the outer ends of the levers, the neek-yoke, a holdbaek connection between the neck-yoke and the inner ends of the levers whereby when the yoke is drawn backward the inner ends of the levers will move forward,- shaft P secured to and adapted to turn upon the tongue and at one end formed with a crank to engage the inner end of one of the levers for the purpose stated, and a spring for holding,` the Crank-shaft normally out of engagement with the lever, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM PENDLEY. Witnesses:

L. W. THoMPsoN, W. T. PHARR. 

